Category: Career Event Announcement

Appointment booking for the Career Center at the SAA Annual Meeting is now open!

Offered again this year, SAA members can schedule an appointment in advance for consultation with a career advisor. To request an appointment, please email Meredith Lowe at: mclowe@wisc.edu. Appointments are limited – the deadline to request an appointment has been extended to July 31st.

You may sign up for one half-hour appointment with an advisor. The appointment requests are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

NOTE: Please give me your preferred advisors and time slots in your appointment request email. If you do not have a preferred advisor, please give me a few of your preferred appointment times.

Link to the schedule of advisors. (opens a PDF)

More information about how the career center works (great info for employers and job-seekers!) is available here.

Appointment booking for the Career Center at the SAA Annual Meeting is now open!

Offered again this year, SAA members can schedule an appointment in advance for consultation with a career advisor. To request an appointment, please email Meredith Lowe at:  mclowe@wisc.edu. Appointments are limited – the deadline to request an appointment is July 24th.

You may sign up for one half-hour appointment with an advisor. The appointment requests are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

NOTE: Please give me your preferred advisors and time slots in your appointment request email. If you do not have a preferred advisor, please give me a few of your preferred appointment times.

Link to the schedule of advisors.  (opens a PDF)

More information about how the career center works (great info for employers and job-seekers!) is available here.

Dear Colleagues,

The 2015 Annual meeting in Cleveland is quickly approaching. We are once again calling for volunteers to provide career counseling—to give advice on resumes and to answer questions about specializations and your experiences as an archivist. We are grateful to those of you who have given your time in the past to help make the SAA career center a success.

The following times still need volunteers:

Wednesday, August 19: 12:00-1:30 pm; 3:00-5:00 pm

Thursday, August 20: 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Friday, August 21: 9:30 am – 2:30 pm (Especially needed: 11:00-1:00!)

Saturday, August 22: 7:30 am – 9:30am

Continue reading “SAA Career Center Volunteers Needed – Second Call! Sign up by July 6th!”

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Hi Everyone!

I’ve been scheduling appointments like mad in the last week, but we still have lots of open slots.  The SAA Career Center is a great resource available at the SAA Annual Meeting, where you can sit down with a person in the field to talk about your résumé or CV, cover letter, and interviewing questions.  Not only that, but you can talk to someone who works at the type of institution you are interested in, and get the inside scoop.  The advisers are there to talk to you about your career plans, at whatever stage of the process you are!

Drop-ins are always welcome at the Career Center, but why not guarantee that you can talk to the adviser of your choice by scheduling an appointment?  Please take a look at this website for this year’s adviser schedule, pick out some times or advisers that would work for you, and email me with your choices by MONDAY, JULY 21.

Thanks!

Meredith

Hi Readers!

The SAA annual meeting is fast approaching.  Once again, the Career Center is a fantastic resource for all of you job-seekers out there.  Whether you’d like someone to read over your résumé/CV, give you feedback on a cover letter, or just talk about job applications in general – this is the place to be!  We’ve got a huge number of volunteer advisers this year, and they are eager to meet you at the Career Center.

Would you like to see the schedule of advisers and sign up to see one of them?  Look no further than here!

Drop-ins are allowed, but to be sure you see the adviser of your choice, please email me at mclowe@wisc.edu by July 21st.

And then distribute this information to all of your job-seeking friends who are also attending SAA – the more, the merrier.

Questions?  Email me at the address above.

 

Have a lovely day, folks!

Meredith

 

 

Dear Colleagues,

The 2014 Annual meeting in Washington, DC, is quickly approaching. We are once again calling for volunteers to provide career counseling—to give advice on resumes and to answer questions about specializations and your experiences as an archivist. We are grateful to those of you who have given your time in the past to help make the SAA career center a success.

For the 2014 conference the Career Center will be open:

Wednesday, August 13: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Thursday, August 14: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm

Friday, August 15: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Saturday, August 16: 8:00 am – 10:00am

 

If you are planning on attending the conference, please consider volunteering an hour (or two) of your time. The preliminary program is available at http://www2.archivists.org/2014/program/preliminary-program.

If you would like to participate as a counselor in the SAA Career Center this year, please review the program, and then send me a few potential time slots when you would be available to volunteer. You can contact me directly at mclowe@wisc.edu. Please respond no later than July 6th, 2014.

The 2014 career center will offer:

• Reference copies of publications on career related topics
• Opportunities to view career focused presentations given at past SAA conferences
• Resume review by appointment (that’s you!)
• General career consulting by experienced SAA members (that’s you!)
• A Funders Corner where attendees can engage in conversations with national funding agencies
• Opportunities to interact with council members and section and roundtable leaders

This year we are again offering resume review by appointment. Members who sign up for this service will be asked to send in a copy of their resume and two sample position announcements. These materials will be forwarded to their assigned advisor.

Advisors are asked to be onsite in the Career Center for a designated shift (one or two hours) to speak with attendees who would like advice on resumes or professional development. Often, once we publish a schedule of advisors, attendees plan to visit the Career Center at times when advisors of interest to them are staffing the tables. Additionally, attendees can make specific reservations with advisors to ensure they have time to speak with the advisor of most interest to them. Advisors are not required to participate in the by-appointment program. Please indicate your preference when volunteering.

I am looking forward to hearing from many of you, and I appreciate your willingness to give your time to help other SAA members succeed. If you have questions or suggestions, please feel free to email me.

 

Regards,

 

Meredith Lowe

SAA Career Development Subcommittee

mclowe@wisc.edu